const minDistance = (word1, word2) => {
    let dp = Array.from(Array(word1.length + 1), () => Array(word2.length+1).fill(0));

    for(let i = 1; i <= word1.length; i++) {
        dp[i][0] = i; 
    }

    for(let j = 1; j <= word2.length; j++) {
        dp[0][j] = j;
    }

    for(let i = 1; i <= word1.length; i++) {
        for(let j = 1; j <= word2.length; j++) {
            if(word1[i-1] === word2[j-1]) {
                dp[i][j] = dp[i-1][j-1];
            } else {
                dp[i][j] = Math.min(dp[i-1][j] + 1, dp[i][j-1] + 1, dp[i-1][j-1] + 1);
            }
        }
    }
    
    return dp[word1.length][word2.length];
};

